Sunbathers ~

I rarely find white shooting stars

seeing them is like finding this treasure

I think the above photo shows so well 

their name

Stars flying in different directions

even from behind they look like a celebration of life

truly petite little beings

when the sun comes out

sunbathers rise from the water 

to soak up warmth

the little fairyslipper from my last post

has opened all the way

I visit it once in a while

(with bear spray on my belt, as we have evidence of a grizzly)

this lovely winged creature

landed on my finger 3 times

I felt honored

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Spring is picking up momentum!

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Montana Spring Flowers and Macros

sweet little bell

flowers of the kinnikinnick

so happy to see you

trillium 

darling of the forest

curly bit of bark

upon a mossy carpet

 

mandala of tiny flowers

called Mountain lover

so tiny the flowers could nearly be missed

 

the details of cedar

a joy to behold

Red Twinberry

sweet spring flowers

above and below

so lovely to be finding flowers again

baby cone and needles of the Tamarack Tree

aka Western Larch

 

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lovely earth day to one and all

today and forever

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So Montana

 Spring equinox

I wandered south with two dear friends

we found wildflowers blooming

in the sage lands

(Yellow Bells, Fritillaria pudica)

a rabbit in a most unlikely place

an old abandoned car

buttercups

high in the hills

an old barn

So Montana

a herd of deer

one with antlers

curious horses 

all in the Sage Lands of Montana

Sweet Spring 

or

Autumn 

to each of you

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Beltane 2014

we are

halfway between the spring equinox and the summer solstice

 

flowers raise their lovely faces

to the sun

cloaked in leaves

glacier lilies breathe

 

until the perfect moment to bloom

 

flower season has JUST begun

it amazes me

to find tiny succulents

that have lived beneath winter's snow

I am still in love

with the new buds on the tops of fir trees

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Spring Walk, Today

walking through the woods

my first wildflowers of the year

so tiny, i almost missed them

tiny fungi, big color

(ascomycetes, perhaps)

the top of a young pine tree

(if you were wondering)

last nights raindrops adorn moss

first and only violet that i saw

i did not eat this one

 

so tiny, i nearly did not see this family of five

(perhaps a Mycena)

buds

illumined in sunlight

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Spring is beginning to burst

still a subtle thing

but if you look real closely

it is bursting

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White Shooting Stars

a forest walk reveals
spring flowers scattering the earth
for my first time i did find
shooting stars cloaked in mostly white

treasures

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some a lovely mix of cream and violet

more commonly they are a vibrant violet pink  

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